HSN212 - Functional Foods and Biotechnology

Unit details

Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to ens-enquire@deakin.edu.au. Enrolment quotas apply.

Unit chair:

Stuart Smith

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSN010

Incompatible with:

HSN303 and HSN304

Contact hours:

1 x 2 hour class each week, 2 x 3 hour laboratory sessions

Content

This unit begins with an investigation of the current scientific literature that examines the proposed mechanisms by which functional foods are able to influence the major metabolic systems of the body with a positive result on overall health. This section will encompass the emerging field of epigenetics which describes the ability of the environment to affect the transcription of our DNA into proteins. Students will then explore the commercial side of producing functional foods beginning with the small-scale in-house development all the way to the large scale bio-processing of functional foods. This will include a discussion of the regulatory issues attached to food production.

Assessment

Assessment task 1: Assignment (500 words) 10%

Assessment task 2: Assignment (1500 words) 40%

Assessment task 3: Examination (2 hours) 50%

Unit Fee Information

Student Contribution Rate*

Student Contribution Rate**

Fee rate - Domestic Students

Fee rate - International students

$1096

$1096

$3863

$3609

* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.